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Scholarships • • • Fastweb (scholarship search engine) Big Future (scholarship search engine) Pacific Northwest Scholarship Guide (scholarship search engine) • BlueBird Certified Public Accountants Scholarship Deadline: Feb. 15, 2017 • Oregon Student Access & Completion - Early Bird Scholarship Deadline: Feb. 15, 2017 • DAR American Indian Scholarship Deadline: Feb. 15, 2017 • Frances Crawford Marvin American Indian Scholarship Deadline: Feb. 15, 2017 • Washington Student Achievement Council – American Indian Endowed Scholarship Deadline: March 1, 2017 • American Chemistry Society Scholars Program Deadline: March 1, 2017 • Howard Vollum American Indian Scholarship Deadline: March 1, 2017 • Verl & Dorothy Miller Native American Vocational Scholarship Deadline: March 1, 2017 Important information for college- bound Tribal seniors • • • • • • Idaho Opportunity Scholarship Deadline: March 1, 2017 • • Oregon Student Access & Completion Scholarships Deadline: March 1, 2017 • • • International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons - North American Indian Scholarship Program Request Application by March 1, 2017 Generation Google Scholarship Deadline: March 2, 2017 • • • NJOMA Student Chief Earl Old Person Scholarship Opportunity Deadline: March 10, 2017 • Udall Undergraduate Scholarship Deadline: March 15, 2017 • • Cobell Scholarship Deadline: March 31, 2017 • • American Indian Education Foundation: Undergraduate Scholarship Deadline: April 4, 2017 • • Catching the Dream Scholarship (Fall 2017) Deadline: April 30, 2017 • Oregon Student Child Care Grant Deadline: May 31, 2017 • American Indian College Fund: Full Circle Scholarships Deadline: May 31, 2017 • American Indian College Fund: TCU Scholarship Contact TCU Financial Aid Office for deadline • American Indian Services Scholarships Deadline: Ongoing • NOAA Fisheries Scholarship Opportunities Multiple • National Johnson O’Malley Association Scholarship Multiple For more information about the Siletz Tribe, please visit ctsi.nsn.us. STRCP amends policy on number of loans The Siletz Tribe Revolving Credit Program (STRCP) is pleased to announce the Tribal Council has amended its Program Declaration of Policies with the goal to further enhance Tribal member access to consumer, home improvement and small business loans. STRCP, in addition to reporting loans to TransUnion Credit Bureau on a monthly basis with the goal of improving the loan recipient’s credit score, will now allow applicants who met all the conditions of their previous loans per policy to get additional loans. If you are interested in applying for a loan or would like more information, please don’t hesitate to contact Shani Gilila, STRCP credit administrator, at 541-994-2142 or 877-564-7298; or visit the STBC website at stbcorp.net. First semester grades and mid-year reports are sent to some colleges. Check your school counseling office or ASPIRE center for scholarship information. Complete scholarships. Check with colleges applied to for verification they have received all nec- essary documents. Continue to moni- tor status of submitted applications. Check to see if your mid-year tran- scripts have been sent to the schools to which you have applied. Wrap up any scholarship application, essays and activities chart (for OSAC) as early bird deadline is in February. March • • • February Check for three Tribal scholarships at ctsi.nsn.us. Complete scholarships. Start working on Tribal higher educa- tion or adult vocational training grant application. This can be found on the Tribe’s website and is due June 30. Review the Student Aid Report (SAR). You should start receiving admission responses. April Send thank you notes to people who have helped you. Make final decision about which col- lege or university you will attend. If you decide to decline enrollment to a college or university to which you have been accepted, send notice indicating this to the college’s admissions office. May • • • • This is the deadline for final decisions for universities. Send letter of intent to registrar. Line up a summer job. Attend your Senior Awards Night. • • Review any award letters and be sure you understand the terms and condi- tions that accompany each type of aid. If necessary, arrange for housing and a meal plan (at school). Send thank you notes to any person/ committee from which you received a scholarship. June • • • • Tribal higher education and AVT applications are due June 30! Attend graduation – congratulations! Arrange for your final grades to be sent to colleges and universities. Good luck! Higher ed website is one- stop shop for college grants From Education Update, Oregon Depart- ment of Education, December 2016 The Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) encourages stu- dents and families preparing for college to go to OregonStudentAid.gov to check out the more than 500 grant and scholarship opportunities. It’s a one-stop shop for information, including the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), Oregon Promise and the Oregon Opportunity Grant. The HECC Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC) awards more than $80 million each year in state-funded grants and privately funded scholar- ships to help students meet their college expenses. Most Often Requested Numbers Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians – 800-922-1399 Salem Area Office – 503-390-9494 Salem Finance Office – 888-870-9051 Portland Area Office – 503-238-1512 Eugene Area Office – 541-484-4234 Contract Health Services (CHS) – 800-628-5720 Siletz Community Health Clinic – 800-648-0449 Siletz Behavioral Health – 800-600-5599 Chinook Winds Casino Resort – 888-244-6665 Chemawa Health Clinic – 800-452-7823 Bureau of Indian Affairs – 800-323-8517 Website – ctsi.nsn.us February 2017 • Siletz News • 11
